Gertrude Jekyll (Ausboard)
Gertrude Jekyll (Ausboard)
Plant properties
Gertrude Jekyll (Ausboard) at a glance
The 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Ausboard) is a David Austin rose that rightfully deserves to be called an icon. From elegant, rounded buds unfold large, intensely pink flowers in a perfect rosette shape, each with a subtle green center that adds extra depth. Its fragrance is truly enchanting: an unusually powerful, classic rose perfume praised worldwide as one of the most intoxicating aromas among English roses. A sensory experience that makes your garden unforgettable.
With its sturdy, upright growth reaching about 150 cm as a shrub rose, the 'Gertrude Jekyll' is an excellent eye-catcher in borders, a beautiful background plant, or an impressive solitary centerpiece in any cottage garden. Its robust character and rich, continuous blooming nature ensure you can enjoy a succession of its fragrant flowers from May to October. Additionally, it can be trained as a small climbing rose, enriching walls or pergolas with its timeless beauty and scent.
At Belle Époque Rose Nursery in Aalsmeer, you buy the 'Gertrude Jekyll' directly from the grower. With over 40 years of family experience in rose cultivation, we guarantee you a top-quality plant, grown with passion and care. We stand for sustainable cultivation and deep expertise, ensuring you a healthy and richly blooming rose that brings joy for years. Choose the expertise of Belle Époque and bring a piece of English garden history into your home.
Forty years of nothing but roses
Belle Époque is a family business, not a wholesaler. From our greenhouses in Aalsmeer, we have been growing only roses for over four decades — and every plant we send out is personally selected by us. This way, you receive not a catalog rose, but a plant ready to grow.
"Beautiful climbing rose, bloomed abundantly in the very first year! Well packaged and exactly what I expected based on the description. Belle Époque truly delivers top quality."
"The rose is well packaged and looks beautiful. Fast delivery, and the personal advice via email was very valuable — I wasn’t sure where to plant it."
"Amazing quality & service. I ordered two New Dawns and they are developing beautifully in the garden. Fast shipping from Aalsmeer to Belgium — would absolutely order again."

